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Cost-Cutting Through Green IT Security: Real or Myth?

Some say the concept of green IT security is a stretch, but others see a real opportunity to cut costs as well as carbon emissions. (Part two in a series: How to Manage Security in a Recession)

By Bill Brenner, Senior Editor

"So many security products today are covering multiple bases and doing it well," she says. "The challenge is to decide which products best meet the needs of the organization effectively enough to warrant the consolidation of products."

Beware of the hype
Of course, as the green IT movement grows, so does the crush of publicity from vendors trying to cash in on it. Illinois-based security consultant and writer John Bambenek sees a lot of hype building around the green IT movement, and it makes him skeptical.

"'Going green' is the fad du jour right now, so [vendors] are trying to jump on that bandwagon," he says.

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